Combination portable electric saw and drill



. 1644,432 1927' H. w. HOWLAND COMBINATION PORTABLE ELECTRIC SAW AND DRILL Filed Jan. 5. 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 a Hg "1.

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INVENTOR Haw/ 1M How/and ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 4, 192 7.,

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App1 ication filed J'anu ary 5, 1925 Serial No. 640.

This invention relates to combination saws and drills adjustably connected to an electric motor, and particularly to a motor and frame for connecting for'operation, drills or bite, and saws of both circular and recipro- .cating action, the whole to be readily moved from place to place and operated by, one

man directly on the work of construction of a building, or elsewhere.

I The objects of the invention are toprovlde a combination tool orimplement for.

[use b a. car enter at his lace of construca c y p P Clllll attachment,

tion or erection of a building or elsewhere,

whereby the work of sawinglumber in any position, may be quickly done by power from an electric motor,either by a circular saw,

or reciprocating saw, and: whereby holes maybe bored by bits or drills, by connect- I ing ,a suitable chuck for holding the drills,

'ating the sawsythe entire combination tool a other suitable portablesmotor which is con pectedjto a supporting frame with a base to thesame driving means as used foroperof suitable light and compact construction so that one man can operatethe same, in all positions that he might his ordinary saws andbits. ,7 V 3 i T The-particular object is to' provide a combination tool for operating saws and boring instruments, 'witha small electricmotor or plate for sliding the same along on worker objects to be sawed, with a mova oleplate attached to the frame at one :end: by a pivot,

and at the other end. by an adjusting bolt orbinding post fixed in theframe, and slidably positioned in a slot inthemoying plate,

with a spindle from the motor' adjustably jconnected with acircular saW, ,or with a reciprocatmg crank arm attached. to i a slid ng fframe, with an angle gauge tobe setupon the work tobe sawed and the supporting frame then operated along the-gauge ona saw, or to a spindle for revolving a chuck.

for holding boring instruments, according to the kind of work to bedone. i r

IA further object is to provide a portable circular. saw, with the cutting edge of the saw beneath the base of the'supporting predetermined angle on the work and the object to be cut in the same manner as in a mitre box, used by carpenters.

' I have illustrated my 1nvent1on by means of the accompanying drawings.

' parts broken away,

cular saw a ttached,

mam F1cE HARRY w; 'HOWLAND', or SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

Figure 1" represents a top plan, with a ,cir

Figure 2' represents a front elevation with l igure 8 represents a rear elevation with the motor removed, r i 1 Figure t represents a front elevatlon with away.

Figure 6 represents a bottom plan'ofla higure 5 represents 'a detail of crank at jtacln nent tor a straight saw,

Y a I v a straight saw attached and partsbroken i,

Figure 7 represents a rear elevation ofthe it I attachment, and I v. Figure 8 represents atop planet a mitre the d fferent hguresrepgauge tor the saw; I

Like numerals on resent like parts; Number 1 represents a small electric motor of ordinary standard rorm operated by Wires 201 any. suitable length to enable the operator to move the machine to and about his, work, with a handie 3 on the motor-,a'nd another-handle 4 onffv 1 V the frame 5 which isattached to the motor 1 by posts 6 lIl'llOlQS 6 su1talole base 5 plate 7 is attached to the perpendicular fiat name 5 Icy-means or angle brackets 8,1;he

base plate extending back from the lower edge or the frame suniciently to supportthe motor and the attached parts and tolserve as,

a shoe or means tor-sliding the machine along the objects to be sawed,

' i'he spmdie t) otthe motor exten'dsfoub} vward thereirom'tnrough a bushingmember 1O andabuts against t e inside' ot' the ir'aine extending from the body through a curved Sir 0315 in the out-er endofthe plate 11, and

a suitable binding n ut l6'threadedon the stud l4 provides'a means to bind jthe plate securely against the body 13 at such elevation as may be v de sirable for various forms of Work for tools attachedas hereinafter described. The handle 17 facilitates the mov a c mentof the plate asdeslredg y,

be inserted. I-have shown such an arrange- V A shaft 18 is journaled andattached through the plate 11 a'ndextends at right angles from each side thereof. On the back side is 'mountejd suitable boxing for journal 1 5 bearing 19 and adjoining the pl'atell' on the frontsideis attached a gear wheel 20 with f cogs on its periphery which .mesh in the-cogs F on the pinion 12 and isvturned-thereby. v The through a curved perpendicular slot 21 in 1, 2and-3, by a lock nut 23." A safety guard .24; is mounted over the saw and held'in position by a bracket'25 adjustably attached to the plate ll'bybinding screws 26, the bracket I 1 provided with bends 27' at the upper corners "intonwhich binding screws28 are threaded, and'hold the guard when the circular saws areiuse'd,

gflnioperation with the circular saws they rnaybe raised or lowered by operation of the a g plate'llto such point'asinay be desired that thelowerteethof the saw will reach and in cases .,where it is desired to out across an '7 object;.. at any given anglef'with' great accu frac y l haveprovided imitagaugeas shown i ure 8; in the form 'of a-iiat plate 29 with anges 29 on each side, between which," r p through the slot of the saw, and an addiv plate 7 slidesffre ely; and the saw blade cuts along the outside of flange. A fregistering arm with a 'supportingcap 30 "is. adjustablyconnectedto the gauge plate t rx ay begdesirefd the timber shall be cut. 7 -The armisheld by means of cap screws in theQholejs;30 But ordinarily the' operator 1 freely pushing the mal m ,7 ,to

" Wlth saw lowered tojdesired level.

. chine'flalong ny'pencil ma hen the work,

In order .p to" secure" the advantages of a lipower saw in corners {and positionsjwhere 1the'cir'cular sawand its attending partscanto be {operated back and forthas my hand i s a w, withits front end protruding a sulfa oient distance-beyond the motor so that the :operator may by'use vofthe protruding end, saw theaobj ect where only the blade may .j tin fe d; of the s w 31'broken away, but it a 1 jinayt be extended to. such length as desiredy in ,.act1ial use; InTordertonse the-straight saw 311 remove the saw-22 from the] end of shaft 18 aifix n itsplace a driving pinion ,The saw'i3l is provided with, a horizontal .s1otf31l through which; the. shaft extends.

also attached, to frame :5 byvbolts 43 through I} 66 a 's pacing flange along the ztop f: th

mayQbeSe'tat any desired angletoflwhic h not bel usedhl have provided a straight saw frame, to hold the plate' awayfrom the out -v side face of the frame a sufficient distance to allow free movement of the saw between the same. An axle lug 35 is attached to the plate. '33, by which is supported a stub axle 36', on which is mounted a crank gear '37, with cogs on its periphery which mesh in the cogs on pinion 32 and are turned thereby. On one side of. the gear 37 is a crank pin 38 on which is mounted one endofa crankrod 39 the other'endof'this rod ismounted on a wrist pin 40,; which extends out from a crosshead blook ll slidably mounted ina horizontal slot 1-2 intlie franie e. The wrist pin also passes freely through the saw blade near that end ofthe saw.

lIn operation as the pin back'and-f-orth in the'sam-e manner asthe ordinary hand saw is driven by han'd. The

blade 31 is held in its position by the guide block31". y t v a I a The bolts 43 for connecting the frame and guide plate are above the saw 31, and

another connecting bolt 44, is used throughthe slot f,31 ,'.-and the lug 35 is out; out as ion'32 drives the crank gear 87 thesaw blade is rec procatedplate 33', and cross head pin 'and'by the guide a a tional bolt may beusedthroughthe hole 48,

plate 33.

r W here it is desired to use a; drill or boring bit, the pinion 32 is removed withalug 35' v and the, crank gear and its connecting rod;

also the saw 31; and there is attached a drill chuck shown in Figures 6 and 7,'by means of frames 55,and 56 with 'angul-arfeet 57' and58, provided with boltholes 59 and 60 for attachment to the guide platewit-h suitable bolts in, holes 47- and-61. A suitable in the lugf35 andthe hole-49 in the guide notch -62;is' out out'from' the foot58'to fit around bolt 44:. "The frames are connected by a *bracebar 63 through which is journaled 'abevel gear pinion 6 1; and collar v 6% which-are screwed upon; the outer end of the'sh'aft 18 inpl-ace of the pinion 32.-'-A .bevel gearwheel 65 is mounted on'a'shaft 66, which isf-suitably held by the frames in journals 67 and 68. On one end ofthe shaft 66 is provided asuitable chuck 69 forholding any desired form of boring instrument. 1

It will be readily understood that the turning of the motor spindle will impart a circular motion to the shaft 66 and any boring instrument held in its chuck, and

the operator may use the instrument byn v I pressing forward" the machine by holding the same, or move it along the ch-anne1'29 of the gauge, 7 set at any predetermined 'ang1e, with'the work; i '7 o Wh1le.I have shown an electric plant P and motor 'forpowe r, other suitable motors a may be used as 'fiexible cable attached to the spindle 9, driven-by air or steam.-

Having described my inventions I make the following claims: V

1. A portable tool comprising a motor having a frameafixedto one end thereof,.a supporting'base attached' to the frame, a movable plate abutting the inside of the frame and adjust-ably connected therewith at the outer end by a binding post affixed to the movable plate and slidably mounted in a slot'in the frame, the inner end of the movable plate being pivotally mounted on the motor spindle extending from the end of the motor, a pinion afiixed to the motor jspindle between the motor and the movable plate, a shaft journaled through the movableplate and slidably adjustable through a curved perpendicular slot in the'frame, a driving gear fixed on the shaft and meshing with the pinion, and means on the frame and on the outer end of theshaft for attach ing a tool. V p

2. A portable lZOOlCOHlPIlSlDg a motor, a

' perpendicular frame attached to the motor,

a horizontal base affixed to the frame and near the lower edge thereof, a spacing flange f, along the outside of the frame at the top thereof, a guide plate attached to the flange of, a handle on the rear end of the frame, a

guide plate and thehandle, a straight saw mounted in the space between the frameand the guide plate, the saw attached to a crosshead at one end 'slidably mounted in the horizontal slot in the frame between the horizontal slot in the frame, a wristpin exe tending from the cross head through the saw, one end of a crank rod mounted on the wrist pin, the other end of the crankfrod mounted 'on' a crank pin on one side ofa crank gear revolvably. mountedon an axle.

attached to the guide plate, a spindle extending from the motor to the frame, a driving pinion attached to the spindle with a shaft journal-ed through the frame and a 7 gear wheel attached tothe inner end of the shaft with teeth meshing with thedriving pinion teeth, the other end ofthe shaft extending out from the frame and through a horizontalslot in the saw blade, and carryteeth on its peripheryv meshing with teeth upon the crank gear to operate the same.

In testimony whereof Iaflix'my signature.

H RRY w; RO LAND,

mg aflixed on its, outer end a pinion with CERTIFICATE 0F CGRRECTMN.

Patent No: 1,644,432. Granted @ctohcr i, 1%27, to

HARRY W, HQWLAND it is hereby certiiicd that the above numbered patent was erroneously issued to the inventor said "Howiand" whereas said Letters Patent should have been issued to "Electric Hand Saw Gompany, of Scottie, Washington, a corporation of Washington", as assignee of the entire interest in said invention, as shown by the records of assignmcnts in this office; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the some may conform to the record of the case in thoPatcnt @iiicc. Signed and scaled this 20th day of December; A. D 192?,

ii, J, Moors,

Seal. Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

